The Ajanta paintings primarily employed a technique similar to fresco-secco, involving elaborate surface preparation and detailed application of outlines and colours on a plastered surface.
Consider the following statements about Ajanta paintings : 1. The surface of the rock was coated with clay mixed with rice husk and gum and a coat of lime was applied over this. 2. The outline drawing was done first on the lime coating and colours were added subsequently. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2024 · Topic: Architecture in Ancient India (Gupta Period Rock-cut Architecture: Caves of Ajanta, Ellora, and Udayagiri)
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